Roast Horopito Kumara Bowl with Quinoa and Avocado Salad

Roast Horopito Kumara Bowl with Quinoa and Avocado Salad

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, September 10, 2017.

This tasty warm salad is packed with goodies.


Ingredients

Roast Horopito Kumara

  • 200g orange kumara, scrubbed and diced 2cm
  • 1 teaspoon horopito spice mix
  • 1 red capsicum, core and seeds removed, diced 2cm
  • 1 cup frozen, shelled edamame beans, defrosted
  • 2 tablespoons veggie watercress pesto

Quinoa and Avocado Salad

  • ½ cup red quinoa
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar (e.g. red wine, white wine, cider)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard (e.g. Dijon, wholegrain)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon horopito spice mix
  • 30g chopped, roasted cashew nuts
  • 2-3 handfuls baby kale leaves

Watercress Pesto Mayonnaise

  • Reserved veggie watercress pesto
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise

Steps

  1. oven to 220oC. Bring a small pot of salted water to the boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss kumara on prepared tray with first measure of horopito spices and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast for 18 minutes to start with. After 18 minutes, add capsicum and edamame beans to tray and cook a further 5-6 minutes, until tender.
  3. Remove from oven, toss through veggie watercress pesto and season to taste with salt and pepper. While kumara roasts, cook quinoa in pot of salted water for about 15 minutes, until tender with a slight bite. Drain, rinse under warm water then drain well.
  4. While quinoa cooks, cut avocado in half lengthways and twist halves to separate. Remove stone using a spoon and scoop out flesh. Dice 2cm and set aside.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, olive oil and second measure of horopito spice mix. Add cooked quinoa, avocado, cashew nuts and baby kale, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. In a small bowl, mix together remaining veggie watercress pesto and mayonnaise until combined.
  7. To serve, pile roast horopito kumara into bowls and top with quinoa and avocado salad. Drizzle over watercress pesto mayonnaise.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2713 kj
648 kcal
Protein 16.2g
Carbohydrate 42.7g
Fat 45.5g